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Areej Musaed Lafi Al-Anazi

NICU Nurse | Quality Improvement & Digital Health | MPH Candidate | Hackathon Winner | Founder, Jadwala Shift Scheduling Platform | SAIP-Registered

Saudi ArabiaMaternity and Children's Hospital, Arar
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Years

1

Company

20

Skills

16

Certs

About

NICU nurse with 3 years of frontline neonatal care, a registered health-tech founder, and winner of the Northern Borders Health Hackathon (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) - honored by HRH the Prince of the Northern Borders Region for digital healthcare innovation. Founded Jadwala Smart Shift Scheduling Platform, now registered under the Saudi Authority.

Key Highlights

  • ROYAL RECOGNITION: Honored by His Royal Highness the Prince of the Northern Borders Region for contributions to digital healthcare innovation - one of a small number of healthcare professionals recognized at this level in the Northern Borders region.
  • HACKATHON WIN: Won the Northern Borders Health Hackathon under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, competing against teams from across the region with a digital health solution addressing real clinical staffing challenges.
  • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Founded the Jadwala Smart Shift Scheduling Platform and registered it under the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) in 2025 - Registration No: 25-12-34099910 - making it a formally protected digital health product built from direct clinical experience.
  • PUBLISHED RESEARCH: Co-authored two peer-reviewed studies, including a multicenter cross-sectional study on nursing students' trust in AI clinical recommendations across Saudi Arabian universities - a study spanning multiple institutions and contributing to the national conversation on AI in healthcare.
  • ACADEMIC RECORD: Graduated with a GPA of 4.77 / 5.00 in Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northern Border University, placing among the top performers in the program.

Skills

Healthcare Data AnalysisNeonatal Intensive Care (NICU)Clinical Quality ImprovementNeonatal Monitoring and CareBreastfeeding CoordinationPatient SafetyInfection ControlClinical Quality Improvement ProcessesQuality ManagementResearch and Academic WritingHealthcare Data Analysis and ReportingEMR (Electronic Medical Records) and Digital Health SystemsWorkflow Automation and Task DigitizationAI (Artificial Intelligence) ToolsIoT (Internet of Things) in HealthcareData VisualizationSPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Project Coordination and Departmental DocumentationLeadership and Team Coordination

Experience

Founder – Jadwala Smart Shift Scheduling Platform

Maternity and Children's Hospital, Arar

Aug 2025 – Present

  • Co-founded an AI-powered shift scheduling system to automate hospital staffing and cut the manual workload on nursing teams
  • Developed the platform concept from direct clinical experience, based on real NICU and hospital staffing challenges
  • Worked with technical teams to turn healthcare workflow requirements into the platform's core features, including a dashboard to track staffing and operational trends

Breastfeeding Coordinator (Additional Role)

Maternity and Children's Hospital, Arar

Feb 2026 – Present

  • Provides specialized neonatal care within the NICU
  • Coordinates breastfeeding support programs to improve maternal engagement and neonatal care
  • Educates mothers on breastfeeding practices and safe milk handling

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurse

Maternity and Children's Hospital, Arar

Jun 2022 – Present

  • Delivered specialized care to critically ill neonates, including accurate monitoring and timely clinical intervention
  • Facilitated family engagement and provided structured parental education to support discharge readiness
  • Worked with medical and allied health teams to develop and follow individualized care plans

Certifications

Diabetes Educator Seminar

Quality Management

NRP: Neonatal Resuscitation Program

BLS: Basic Life Support

How to Build an AI Chatbot – Workshop

King Saud University · 2026

STABLE: Neonatal Stabilization Program

Patient Safety and Infection Control Programs

AWS Cloud Practitioner

SA Global Projects & Global Knowledge

IoT Systems in Medicine / Smart Connectivity Between Devices and Patients

Leading Change in Healthcare Organizations

Concepts of Innovation and Creativity in Public Health

Microsoft AI-900: Azure AI Fundamentals

Microsoft

Statistics & SPSS Training

Northern Border University

Strategic Mindset: Strategic Thinking & Decision-Making

Train of Trainers (TOT)

Doroob Platform · 2026

Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence in Academic & Professional Environments

King Saud University · 2026

Education

Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia

Master of Public Health in Master of Public Health

In P

Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia

Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Bachelor of Science in Nursing

2022

Languages

Arabic
English

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